Difference between s and d in python string formatting

Question

I want to know, what is %s and %d and how do they work??

Answer 1

%s and %d are used for string formatting where %s and %d holds place for a string and a number respectively, and their associated values are passed using a tuple with % operator.

Input:

name = 'Cody'
age = 22
print ('%s %d' % (name, age))

Output:

Cody 22